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The Art of Self-Destruction Lyrics by Ren Stedman

The Half-Arsed Defeat

2019

[Verse 1]
Well it's been three months since I felt home
The bed's unmade, the curtains drawn
I clawed out all the walls to try to leave
My thoughts alone and not provoke
A turning point that starves the urge to cope
Tell my friends that I'm sorry I can't be
[Pre-Chorus]
The being that they thought I was (Be)
They met the part of me I lost
I used to be a person
Now I'm always fucking nervous
[Chorus]
And I don't know how to function
'Cause I'm always high or drunk
But on the floor I said I'd sort it out
But chaos is compulsion
And this feeling's an infection
In my mind so my perception
Is telling me I'm wrong
But it's the art of self-destruction
I do well
I do so well
I do well
I do so well
[Verse 2]
Sorry for the way I've been
And the promises that I tried to keep
In times of desperation I could not bear to be seen
I gave up booze a month ago
At least that's what I said to everyone
I can't come I don't feel like myself
I don't wanna be outside when I'm not well-ell (Well)
When I'm not well
[Pre-Chorus]
And I think back to a year before (Ooh)
I would screw up but still feel remorse
I do the same today
But now I don't feel anything
[Chorus]
And I won't know how to function
If I'm always high or drunk
But on the floor I said I'd sort it out
But chaos is compulsion
And this feeling's an infection
In my mind so my perception
Is telling me I'm wrong
But it's the art of self-destruction
I do well
I do so well
I do well
I do so well-ell
[Bridge]
And every man's an island
Every person is a universe
Inside their head and so
I guess that's why I'm getting worse
I'm cancelling my plans
'Cause I'll feel safer on my own land
And this shoreline I'm sure will feel like home
If not then I'll be better on my own
[Chorus]
And I don't know how to function
'Cause I'm always high or drunk
But on the floor I said I'd sort it out
But chaos is compulsion
And this feeling's an infection
In my mind so my perception
Is telling me I'm wrong
But it's the art of self-destruction
I do well
I do so well
I do well
I do so well-ell
Credits
Ren Stedman

Ren Stedman

About “The Art of Self-Destruction” by Ren Stedman

Read the complete lyrics to "The Art of Self-Destruction" by Ren Stedman from the album "The Half-Arsed Defeat" in 2019. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Alternative, LGBTQ+, British Folk.

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